The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-14

At Jacksonville an effort is being made to
have Pine street called Main street instead.
Three incendiaries attempted to burn
Dance & Bro s store at Danceville one night
last week.
The Suwannee County School Board will
! have the seating capacity OF their schools
! increased to 900
As high as seventy 1.-TWO birds have been
bagged in the vicinity of Green Cove
| Spring by party of two hunters in one day.
A festival was given Saturday evening at
| Plant City to raise funds to pay for the
large bell of the Baptist church. 1t was
well attended and netted $53 30.
Thieves entered the residence of Mrs
Julia Gilbert, at Quincy last Thursday
night, and stole a diamond ring and other
jewelry to the value of about $40.
The Superintendent of the Public Schools
for Lake county win hold examinations at
Leesburg on Dec. 80 and 81, for the purpose
of examining applicants for State certifi-
Gates
Gus Horace was drowned at Indian river
inlet during the blow OF last week while out
tending his fishing nets. His body was not
recovered till Tuesday, when it was found
in net.
The Vousia County Press Association met
at Seville Monday. Nearly every editor in
the county was present. Considerable bust
ness was transacted at the meeting Monday
night, and number of invitations to visit
different places were accepted.
AT St Augustine Monday, at his prelim-
mary examination before Justice McWIll-
Jams, M. J. Christopher, of Jacksonville,
charged with robhing Capt. Sanchez of
81, 100 worth of curioSities from his ice
house, the defendant was committed in de-
fault of bond
The County Commissioners have engaged
Architect Won Gemmigeu to- draft plans,
etc, for the court house at st. Augustine
1t will be twostory brick structure, look
40 feet, to be used a. temporary offices. The
building is to be constructed on the old site
on Charlotte street.
There will be tournament at Brooksville
on Dec. % for the counties of Pasco, Citrus
and fernando. At a meeting held Nov. 20,
to perfect the arrangements, Capt. n. b.
Rhodes was chosen for Marshal of the day;
b. w. Benway, Judge for fernando; G. G.
Todd, Judge for Citrus, and Capt j. B.
Johnston, Judge for Pasco. The first prize
will be SIS; second, $40; third, S.. En-
trance feesfor knights 81.
The following table has recently been
compiled by the Secretary of the Jackson
vile Board of Trade, from data furnished
him by representatives of the various bust
ness interests in the city. The figures are
for one year, commencing July l, 1885, and
ending June 30, 1887: Corn, COG, 200 bushels;
oats, S47, 954 bushels; wheat, "a, GA bushels
hay, IL ,102 tons; bran and feed, 5,0SS tons;
cotton seed meal, 6,032 tons: flour, "a, $50
barrels, and grits and meal 80, 500 barrels.
In the handling of the above 1856 clerks
were employed, to whom were paid S97, 100,
and the total value of the goods sold was
81, 3S0,222 20. OF groceries and provisions
there were sold So, 765, 4S1 worth, and in this
line there were employed 435 clerks to
whom were paid in salaries S3S7, 534 There
were 81, S24, 900 worth of lumber and naval
stores sold, in the manufacture and sale of
which go clerks were employed, to whom
were paid in salaries $3.50, 900 The sale of
dry goods amounted to 81, SCI, 900, in which
256 clerks were employed, to whom were
paid S223, 900. In hardware and building
material S3,26s, 500 worth was sold, 521
clerks were employed, who received as
salaries $452, 500 In the sale of furniture,
china, earthen and glassware 1874 clerks
were employed, who received $63, 800, and
the goods disposed of amounts to
S412,0O The sale of books, stationery
and printed matter amounts to S., 55S, 100,
in which 2l9 persons found en-
ployment, who received $213, 230. OF mu-
steal instruments, jewelry and works of art,
1854 800 worth were DISPOSED of, giving en-
ployment TO 135 persons who received as
salaries 500, 600 OF drugs, chemicals, fer
tilizers, paints, oils etc, S317, 31S were sold,
requiring the services of 23S persons, who
received S45, PA. The fruits, vegetables and
other products disposed of amounted to
$1.100,952, in the handling of which the
services of 4S9 persons were required, who
received as salaries S42, 900 In the matter
of wines, liquors, Confectionery and cigars,
S6,O5S,OOO were disposed of, giving employ
ment to 925 persons, who received for their
services 1892, 800. These embrace 100 whole
sale houses and about 500 retail establish
ments, other business not included in the
above are soap, curing brush and other
fibre, ice and other small factories. 1t does
not include the railroads nor shipping com
panies, machine and boiler shops, wagon,
carriage and harness makers. cattle dealers
and livery stables, ship preparing and boat
building yards, artificial stone and terra
Gotta pipe makers, brickyards, tinsmiths
and plumbers, gas and electric light works,
city pubic works and police and many
other smaller, yet equally Important enter
prises.